17-year-old Daniel Mayhew, who only took up the sport 11 months ago, continued Jamaica’s rich tradition in bobsleigh at the Winter Youth Olympic Games. The bobsleigh competition was held at the Lillehammer Olympic Sliding Centre, the same track on which the senior team finished in 14th place in the four-man event at the 1994 Winter Olympic Games. Photo: Jed Leicester for YIS/IOC Handout image supplied by YIS/IOC Mayhew clocked 58.85 seconds in his first run and 58.62 seconds in his second finishing with a combined 1:57.47. Jonas Jannusch of Germany won gold in 1:54.29, Maksim Ivanov of Russia silver in 1:54.44 and Christian Olsen of Norway taking bronze in 1:54.53. Daniel Pilotkid Mayhew on his 2nd run of the Monobob event at the YOG Posted by Devon Harris Photos by Devon Harris and Coach Harry Nelson
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Jamaican Stephenie-Ann McPherson clips Seren Bundy-Davies of Great Britain to win 400M in 52.05 at Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix on February 20, 2016. Seren Bundy-Davies of Great Britain 52.10. WOMEN’s 60M: Dafne Schippers of the Netherlands WINS 60M in 7.10 secinds ahead of Elaine Thompson of Jamaica and Michelle-Lee Ahye of Trinidad and Tobago 7.14. Photos by Dan Mullan
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Jamaican Taekwondo sensation Kenneth Edwards WINS silver in Men’s 87kg Division at 2016 Canada Open and Canada Para-Open in the City of Montreal at the Complexe Sportif Claude Robillard held February 11-14, 2016. Photos via: Team USA Taekwondo
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With a major $50 million target for this year’s SAGICOR Sigma Coprorate Run, the biggest yet, the organisers have introduced a public donation platform (generosity® by Indiegogo®) in an effort to help raise funds for its 2016 beneficiaries; the Jamaica Cancer Society, the Black River Hospital Paediatric unit and Children with Cancer across the island.”We know Jamaicans in the diaspora are big supporters of the Sigma Run and by extension Jamaica so we are relying on them heavily to help raise this ambitious target for children of their home nation. Last year we experimented with a crowd funding account that helped us raise $26 million so this year we decided to try a new platform for Sigma Run to open an avenue for Jamaicans living across the world to lend assistance to our child-based charities,” says Ingrid Card, Vice President of group marketing at Sagicor. Generosity® is the conscious fundraising platform that’s free, fast, and open, giving individuals and organizations the power to improve only socially lives everywhere. Donations can be made to the Sagicor Foundation. Donations to support this year’s causes are also being invited, and can be made via pledges. Local donors may make […]
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Sagicor Sigma Corporate Run is hosted by Sagicor Group Jamaica. The run started 18 years ago with 300 people and has now grown to be the largest road race in the world per capital. Scheduled for Sunday February 21 under the theme ‘run for the fun, donate for the cause’, with a target of JA$50M, the event is raising funds for Children with Cancer across Jamaica, Jamaica Cancer Society and the Black River Hospital Paediatric unit. Over the last 18 years Sigma Run has raised JA$166M for organisations and charitable institutions in Jamaica.Last year saw a record 24,000 Walkers, runners and wheelchair Jamaicans, coming together to raise funds for Cornwall Regional Hospital and the Jamaica Kidney Kids Foundation. 2016 Beneficiaries Children with Cancer across the island – cancer is the leading cause of death in Jamaica for children under 14 years of age. Funds will be used to purchase needed machine/equipment to treat the disease along with various types of medicine. The Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS) – for the purchase a new Mammography Unit which will be retrofitted on a mobile vehicle to be able to reach women in rural Jamaica to do breast screening. The Black […]
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Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has signed a personal endorsement deal with All Nippon Airways (ANA). The 29-year-old, a six-time Olympic gold medallist, who currently holds the world record for the 100m and 200m, will feature in advertising campaigns for the Japanese airline in the lead up to the Rio 2016 Olympics and beyond. ANA is an official airline partner for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Its deal with Bolt was secured via its newly set up Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Promotion Division. Bolt announced the deal on Twitter and providing a link to the first ad with ANA in which he dances along to Japanese pop song for the duration of the 30 second video. Usain Bolt has been named one of top 50 Most Marketable Athletes in 2015. Bolt currenlty has commercial deals with Puma, Gatorade, Digicell, Regupol, Hublot, Virgin Media, Nissan, Optus and Celcom. “HELLO BLUE,HELLO FUTURE. Happy to Introduce my new airline partner ANA #AllNipponAirways #Tokyo2020 @FlyANA_official” Info via sportspromedia.com
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A 17-year-old who only took up the sport 11 months ago is set to continue Jamaica’s rich tradition in bobsleigh at the Winter Youth Olympic Games.The bobsleigh competition will be held at the Lillehammer Olympic Sliding Centre, the same track on which the Caribbean country finished in 14th place in the four-man event at the 1994 Winter Olympic Games. Daniel Mayhew, who comes from the same Orange Field community as former 100 metres world record holder Asafa Powell, is the first Jamaican to be selected for a Winter Youth Olympics after none appeared at the inaugural event in Innsbruck in 2012.
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Ambassador of Jamaica’s football program, Cedella Marley paid a surprise visit to Jamaica’s National Under 17 Girls who were at a training camp in Tampa February 10-14. The Jamaica Under 17 Girls are in preparation for the CONCACAF Under 17 Women’s Championship to be held in Grenada, March 3-13, 2016. Info via Jamaica Football Federation
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Team USA sprinter Justin Gatlin guarantees VICTORY over Usain Bolt at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Gatlin told “TMZ Sports” he’s not afraid of the Zika scare in Brazil and NOTHING can keep him from competing against his rival Bolt at the games. Gatlin laid down the gauntlet “I’M GOING TO WIN!” when asked up if he was finally going to crush the Jamaican sensation Usain Bolt on the track. Gatlin even added he already has plans for his gold medal when he crosses that line!! Info via www.tmz.com
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The beauty spot known as Lovers’ Leap emerges where the Santa Cruz mountains come to an abrupt end at Jamaica’s south coast, exposing a 1,700ft vertical drop down to the waves crashing on Cutlass Bay below. The lookout provides a fantastic vantage point to look for miles out to the Caribbean Sea. Along the coast the view stretches as far as Rocky Point (Clarendon) to the East and to Treasure Beach in the West. You will be reminded of how high you are standing when you notice birds, clouds and light aircraft flying below you! The legend of Lovers’ Leap Lovers’ leap is named after two slave lovers from the 18th century, Mizzy and Tunkey. Legend has it that their master “Chardley” took a liking to the girl and, in a bid to have her for himself, he arranged for her lover to be sold to another estate. The pair fled to avoid being separated but were eventually chased to the edge of a large steep cliff. Rather than face being caught and separated, the pair chose to end their lives by jumping together. However, the exact details of the story vary depending on who is telling […]
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